Path: | lib/facter/util/directory_loader.rb |
Last Update: | Sat Feb 23 07:17:42 +0000 2019 |
A Facter plugin that loads external facts.
Default Unix Directories: /opt/puppetlabs/facter/facts.d, /etc/facter/facts.d, /etc/puppetlabs/facter/facts.d
Beginning with Facter 3, only /opt/puppetlabs/facter/facts.d will be a default external fact directory in Unix.
Default Windows Direcotires: C:\ProgramData\Puppetlabs\facter\facts.d (2008) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Puppetlabs\facter\facts.d (2003)
Can also load from command-line specified directory
Facts can be in the form of JSON, YAML or Text files and any executable that returns key=value pairs.